Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Montana, Missoula, 59812-1522, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Oct 10;75(8):154. doi: 10.5688/ajpe758154.
To conduct a follow-up survey of curriculum committee chairs in US colleges and schools of pharmacy to describe current committee structures and functions and determine whether changes have occurred over time.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design using a 30-item survey instrument regarding the structure, function, and charges of curriculum committees was sent to 100 curriculum committee chairs. Several new variables were added to the questionnaire to explore the use of systematic reviews, oversight of experiential education, and the impact of accreditation standards on work focus.
Eighty-five chairs responded. Curriculum committees are on average 1 person larger, less likely to have a student vote, more likely to have formal charges, and more likely to be involved in implementing an outcomes-based curriculum compared with 1994. Committees have shifted their work focus from review of curricular content to curricular revision.
Curriculum committees continue to evolve as they respond to changes in pharmacy education and accreditation standards.
对美国药学院校课程委员会主席进行随访调查，描述当前委员会的结构和职能，并确定随着时间的推移是否发生了变化。
采用描述性横断面研究设计，使用 30 项关于课程委员会结构、功能和职责的调查工具，向 100 名课程委员会主席发送问卷。问卷中增加了几个新变量，以探讨系统评价的使用、实践教育的监督以及认证标准对工作重点的影响。
85 位主席做出了回应。与 1994 年相比，平均而言，课程委员会的规模增加了 1 人，学生投票的可能性降低，正式职责的可能性增加，参与实施以成果为基础的课程的可能性增加。委员会的工作重点已从课程内容审查转移到课程修订。
随着药学教育和认证标准的变化，课程委员会继续发展演变。
